andy townend captures the life and soul of belgrade, serbia
Wandering off the beaten track is rewarding. Walking along belgradestreets, the range of shops first struck me as disappointing. What takes time is the gradual realisation that many shops, cafes and bars are located, not on prime sites on the big boulevards, but in alley ways, underpasses and along passageways that often open up into … Continue reading hidden places on belgradestreets
Standing alone, watching life blazing by, the man standing on the corner thinks about his next step across the road. What will he find on the other side? How many people will be alone tonight as the New Year bursts upon us? Watching the lights flash past, life rushing by. So, as you pop the … Continue reading happy new year from belgradestreets
All those people who travelled today to far-flung places to seek the protection of aliens from the long foreshadowed end of the world went to the wrong place. Here on Knez Mihaila we have our very own pyramid. I arrived early this morning to capture the crowds waiting for the apocalypse and the appearance of … Continue reading the world didn’t end
I've been very busy this last week... Hope to get some posts out soon, alleyways and graffiti for Christmas perhaps. For now, please check out this great post from Nemanja Jovanović, one of six great documentary photographers who make up Belgrade's Kamerades photo collective. Gritty, powerful and challenging work. Road to nowhere, by Nemanja Jovanović.
The snow has come early this year! These images were snatched on my iPhone earlier today, just wanted to share the impact of the heavy snow over the weekend. Temperatures well below freezing, forecast to be -12C tonight. All those years when, as a child, I prayed for a "White" Christmas seem so long ago … Continue reading first snow…
The dead are never alone on belgradestreets. These images were captured during a walk around belgradestreets this weekend. I had heard much about the "new cemetery" and decided it was time to visit. Not one cemetery but a complex of interlinked resting places. The cemetery opened in 1886 after that in Tašmajden closed and is … Continue reading novo groblje
The interior of the Museum of Aviation on belgradestreets is both geometric and at the same time almost organic. From afar the building dominates the landscape with its toroidal shape and criss crossing windows. This image featured in a recent post and is here again today because I was inspired by The Daily Post at … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: Geometry
At the start of October, I gave an interview to Britić, a magazine produced for the Serbian community living in Britain. If you are interested in reading it, the interview can be found by clicking on this link. Interview with Andy Townend: author, photo-blogger of belgradestreets « Britić – The British Serb magazine. Thanks again … Continue reading interview in “Britić The British Serb Magazine”
As I made my way home this evening, feeling tired and blue after a hard Monday, and not adapting well to the darker evenings, cold nor the rain....I found myself transported into 1960s Italy... I have a view that almost anything can happen on belgradestreets. Today, I found myself on the set of a movie, … Continue reading la casa in lotta
đorđe jovanović (1861 - 1953) a Serbian sculptor, born in Novi Sad, died in Belgrade, much of his work is found on belgradestreets the street which bears his name is hidden behind the glorious green market, Бајлонијева пијаца, the subject of one of my earliest posts way back in October 2011 I pass that market … Continue reading đorđe jovanovića
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